help me identify my rc

[blair683]

I am 22 years old and every since I was about 8 years old my father had an old rc buggy in the closet. I just remembered it the other day an decided to go dig it out. After doing much research I came to the conclusion that it looks identical to the roadrunner by academy. The only thing that throws me off is the fact that all the electronics in it say "Aristo Craft" this buggy does not look like any of the aristo craft buggys. Did the roadrunner use aristo craft servos and reciever? Also I need to buy a battery pack and transmitter (remote) do you guys know where I can get these parts so I can get this buggy going, thanks.

[Backlash]

Photos would help us identify the car for you.. (We are good, but not that good.. LOL)

Aristocraft was a name used by radio manufacturer Hitec on some of its radio gear.. I'm not sure if the original company was Aristocraft or Hitec, but the old set that I have has both names printed on the servos (and all the gear is brown in colour)..

Basically, the buggy you have still could be a Roadrunner, with Aristocraft/Hitec RC gear fitted..

Cheers

[blair683]

Ok, here is some pictures yes all the electronics of mine have both names as well "Aristo Craft" and "HiTec" please don't mind the dust lol I still have not had a chance to clean it up. Mine is also missing the plastic headlights. Let me know what you guys think and where I could get a transmitter and battery pack. I know it is rough but it is complete Thanks for all the info

The first pic is of the car with the body sitting on it the second pic is the reciever the third pic is the servo for the drive motor and the fourth is the steering servo note all servos and reciever say "Aristo Craft" Hi Tec"

[BennySRB]

Looks like a Grasshopper/Hornet to me with an non Tamiya shell?

[OldSchoolRunner]

Looks like a Grasshopper/Hornet to me with an non Tamiya shell?

That is what I was going to say too. The Aristo Craft electronics are something totally separate from the kit. They would have been added later on to the kit so that your father could control the actions of the buggy. Typically with the older higher end RC buggies electronics were not included. Do you see and names on the chassis anywhere? What arer your plans for this RC?

OSR

[blair683]

thanks for the great info thus far, from images it doesn't look like a hornet or grasshopper here is a pic of a roadrunner by academy that I found on the net looks identical to mine, what you guys think? There is no marking on the chassis that I can see. My plans for this buggy is to first get the battery pack and remote and see if it works, and if it doesn't then go from there to see what parts I need. I would like to restore it to good usable condition nothing fancy. Then maybe pass it down to my son. Plus I am looking for a new hobby something to keep me busy during the cold winter months.

[BennySRB]

Questions answered: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...5839&id=851

[blair683]

Thanks guys that's exactly what it is, mine even says "made In Korea" now does anybody know where I can find a battery pack and transmitter for it, thanks!

[OldSchoolRunner]

Questions answered: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...5839&id=851

Nice Benny SRB!

[fastfordrc]

Thanks guys that's exactly what it is, mine even says "made In Korea" now does anybody know where I can find a battery pack and transmitter for it, thanks!

In theory, any 75MHz AM transmitter should work (assuming you are in the US, where 75MHz is legal), though you you would expect a Hitec Ranger 2N 75MHz transmitter to have the best chance as it's the great-grandson of what would have come with your receiver. You will need to take the crystal out of the receiver find the frequency to get a matching one for the transmitter (or just buy a new pair).

For the battery, what type of connector is on the speed controller? If they copied the standard Tamiya 7.2V connector (positive pole is square, negative pole is 'D'-shaped) then that makes things easier. The Grasshopper/Hornet chassis it is a copy of was originally designed for the old Tamiya 7.2V 'hump' pack, but you could just about squeeze a later racing stick pack in there (I doubt a modern NiMH one would fit though as they are slightly bigger, so you would have to use a NiCad pack). How easily a a stick pack will fit depends on how accurately Academy copied the Grasshopper chassis. There is still the odd company in Europe who make 7.2V 'hump' packs (such as Carson). I don't know about the USA, but there are a couple available from Ebay from US-based sellers.